The SG Standard '61 was a Guitar Center and Musician's Friend exclusive model produced in 2014. It was the same as the 2014 Standard but without Min-E-Tune, the 12th fret banner inlay and the circuit board. It was essentially bringing back the 2013 Standard as a limited run, with the addition of coil splitting.
In 2019, a new model was introduced with the same name, effectively replacing the '61 Reissue. For that model, see the main page for the SG Standard.
Features
$1,399 Street
$1,629 Street (Cherry)
Body:
Beveled, solid Honduran Mahogany body
Grade A Mahogany (Translucent finishes)
Deeper beveling
Nitrocellulose Lacquer finish
Neck:
1-pc quartersawn Honduran Mahogany
Set-in construction
3 degree angle
Franklin Titebond 50 glue
Joins body at 22nd fret
1961 Slim Taper D profile (.810/.900")
Indian Rosewood fretboard
Trapezoid inlays
12" radius
Grade A Rosewood
Champagne
Narrow Open Book headstock w/ fiber veneer
Inlaid Mother of Pearl Gibson logo
Inlaid Mother of Pearl crown
"Made in U.S.A." stamp
17o headstock pitch
22 frets
24 9/16" scale
TekToid self-lubricating nut
Cut by Plek machine
1 11/16" nut width
Binding:
Neck, single-ply
Electronics:
Two '57 Classic Humbuckers
AlNiCo II magnets
~7.9k Ohms D.C. resistance
3-way switch
2 Vol, 2 Tone
Push/Pull coil split
500k non-linear
Silverburst
Hardware:
Chrome Hardware
TonePros "Kluson Deluxe" tuning machines
15:1 ratio
Green Keystone buttons
5-ply "Angel Wing" pickguard
Bell shaped truss rod cover
2-ply b/w
Black Reflector knobs
Zamak Nashville Tune-O-Matic bridge and stopbar tailpiece
